Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
FROM EN
General and Interesting Resume OF tho
Country'S business.

CountrS'S business.
From uss >y,rluI correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, July lL.-Au I'M
men>e rush OF lal business is q in sight.
During the past siN days manufacturing
establishments throughout the New Eng
land and middle states have received large
orders tor all kinds OF products. The rail
road companies aud elevated railroad com
pluies have placed orders for upwards OF
2JO locomotives since July LIST. Nearly
all the railroad companies are ordering
freight ears. many of them coal cars, not a
few OF them passenger Ears II many OF
them are in the market Tor small supplies
steel rails aud railway supplies OF various
kinds. The manufacturing interests large
and small have within Il short time begun
to order material for future requirements.
The heavy demands that are coming in are
bringing into the market Tor all
kinds of raw materials.
TIE q AND STEEL MAKERS
are very busy preparing for what promises
u be 4 most active season. During The
past ten days mills have been idle lOr re-
pairs. The blast furnace output Is no"
lu5.uuD tons per week OF 5000 tons pei
week less than during the coke strike,
The output for the first d months OF the
wear was a little over : million tons. The
output for the last half of the year will b.
about 3 millions. i've hundred thousand
tons. The output Of the steel rails OF the
country will he in the neighbOrhOOd OF :
million tons. The rush Of orders will be
heavy for crude iron, bars, plates, sheet
IRON and bridge iron. The bridge mills are
sold up for three months to come iron and
steel are hardening in price. Bar iron IL
averaging - cents per ton. Nails 81 to
s. II per key. the heavy production OF
mills and furnaces will be absorbed all
through the year.
The lumber trade has been quietly gam
inc strength throughout the Mississippi
VALLEY aud along the Atlantic Coast
Prices have moved up a little IN Chicago
Stocks uf yellow and white pine along the
Atlantic Coast are heavy. hemlOck Is
scarce Tor dry plain stuff. Lathe and shlng,
les are abundant and low, sash, door and
planning mill supplies are in heavy stock
II COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
condition of the country is in very good
shane. Railroad traffic is heavy. The
bank clearing tor the first half OF the year
are ~ - 10 So to the first half OF last
year and SIS Tor the inst halt Of lSS0
Throughout the West the greatest activity
is observable. The development OF raii-
road traffic consequent upon the extension
of lines throughout new territory Is stimn-
lItiug manufacturing enterprise through
ont the East. There IL an OF
money in banking circles and
of freight among railroad and shlpplhS in-
terests and au abundance oi orders among
manufacturers OF all kinds. ,
The coal trade has suddenly developed
into unexpected activity. The anthraetS
output is now one million, seven hundred
thousand tons ahead OF the production oii
this tue last year. The increase Vi
bituminOus production on Atlantic COAST
il about one million tons. Throughout
the West there IL also a slight increase III
the south coal development IL being pushed
rapidly to meet an increasing and manu-
featuring demand.
Trade througout New England IN boots
and shoes, electric light and steam musilh
machinery and in cotton and mixed gOods
il very active, Very few buyers are gong
lar beyond their needs for the next SIXTY
days. In New York business has not ln-
creased much but there is a general SIN
among wholesale houses.
ALL MANUFACTURING CONCERNS
expect that there will he a heavy and
remuneratiye fall trade. In Chicago there
Is increased activity in all branches Vi
trade. Throughout the South anu manu-
featuring centers of the West there are
quite favorable prospects. The makers OF
agricultural implements have had q good
season. The generally favorable crop con
ditions are encouraging retailers ana loo-
bers to stock up literally. Ina Kansas City
activity is promised in all staple products
In New Orleans there are prospects oil an
advance in cotton, < and rice. 10
bread stufs the visible supply OF TN
country is below the average and exports
Of wheat and flower Is 3,OOO,OOO busheis
per week.
There is an active demand for labor III
all crafts and in all sections OF tine
country. Wages have been advance
about 10 per cent since about jan
uary LIST. There las not been . cor
responding advance in the price oil pro
ducts. Margins are consequently smaller,
but this fact has not discouraged the ex'
panSiOn OF manufacturing eapaelty'
Manufacturers OF an kinds if not actually
engaged in increasing their facilities art
COntemplating An increase before the com
ing winter. The prevailing idea is to SEE
what the fall trade DEVELOPS with the
hope that the demand will be sutlelen'
strong to strengthen prices, If this Is the
result there viii be a general increase IN
producing power. This increase IS already
taken place in maIhine shops, railroad
shops and in iron and steel mills. There